Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Siamese-ginger

Anostirus castaneus compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Elateridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Alpinia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Siamese-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.